Holder for yarn cones and the like



March 16, 1937. B KE 7 2,073,842

HOLDER FOR YARN CONES AND THE LIKE Filed Sept, 21, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 16, 1937. B. F. KELLS 2,073,842

HOLDER FOR YARN CONES AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 21, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fiweni ar .Bery'azn z'n FKEZZJ Patented Mai. 16, 1937 2,073,842 HOLDER FOR YARN cones AND rm: mm

Benjamin F. Kells, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignmto Container Corporation of America; Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application September 21, 1935, Serial N... 41,509

4Claims.

This invention relates to a holder for shipping, and storing cones wound with rayon, yarn or other material, and more particularly to a holder adapted to be readily nested in a shipping con tainer. a

It should be understood that where reference is made herein to "cones such term means cones wrapped or wound with rayon, yarn or other materials.

One object of this invention is to provide a holder that is simple in construction and economical to manufacture. and which is adapted to retain a single cone and protect it from abrasion.

Another object of this invention is to provide a unitary or individual holder for cones which is adapted to be packed in an enclosing container in nested relation with similar holders in the minimum amount of space.

A further object of this invention is to provide a package of assembled cone holders which can be economically manufactured and which will furnish the maximum amount of protection-for the cones. I

These and other objects, not specifically emumerated, though contemplated by this invention, will readily appear to those skilled in the art as the description proceeds.

For a better understanding of the invention 30 reference may be made to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 'is a plan view of a portion of the top of a container packed with holders made in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the packed container taken along line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an individual cone holder in set up form; and r Fig. 4 is a view of the blank from which the 40 cone holder of the present invention is formed.

In general, this invention pertains to a holder for a. cone of yarn or similar material which is adapted to retain the cone in fixed position therein out of contact with the side walls of the holder 45 and adapted to be packed in a shipping container in such a way that a minimum amount of space is consumed.

Referring to the drawings, Ill indicates an ordinary shipping container of any desirable ma- 50 terial and II indicates an individual cone holder constructed in? accordance with the preferred form of the invention.

There is shown at Fig. 4 a view from which the holder ii is formed, such blank 55 being preferably formed of corrugated board of the blank although any other suitable type of material may be used. The blank is scored along the lines l2, l3, l4 and IE to provide a bottom wall l6,.two

, sidewalls H, H and in the present instance two top flaps l8, l8, although, if desired, only one flap 18 need be provided. The bottom l6 having an opening or aperture l9 formed therein, such openingv or aperture preferably being of such a size as to snugly engage one end of a cone, in this instance, the large end. The'top flaps l8, l8 having openings or apertures 20, 20 formed therev in which are preferably of such a size as to snugly engage the other end of the cone, in this instance, the top or small end. The openings 20,

. 20 being so positioned that, when the flaps l8, 18 are folded into overlapping relation with each other as shown in Fig. 3, they register with each other. V

The bottom it and the top flaps i8, iii are preferably of such a size that their edges extend somewhat beyond the edges of the material 0 wrapped on the cone to be packed therein so that the side walls I1, I! will be held out of contact with the material on the cone. Due to the fact that the wrappedv cones are in tapered fomrthe side walls i1, ll of the holder when thus constructed taper towards the top of the holder and are spaced at substantially an equal distance from the wrapping on the cones along their entire length.

. After the cone has been inserted in place within the holder II the top flaps l8, iii are preferably secured together in any desired manner such as bymeans of a piece of gummed tape 2| to prevent'displacement of the cone from the holder.

It is to be understood, of course, that the portion ii of. the holder can readily be used to cooperate with the top of the cone and the flaps l8, It to cooperate with the bottom of the cone if such an arrangement is desired, the portion l6 being referredto herein as a bottom merely by way of illustration.

At Fig. 1 there is shown a number oi. the holders H packed for shipment in a shipping container III, the cones in the holders ll being indicated at 22, 22.

In packing the cones and holders in the shipping case they are preferably packed, in order to employ the minimum amount of space, in the manner shown in Fig. 1, that is, one row of cones is inserted in the container longitudinally there; of with the axes of the cones in alignment with each other in such a manner that the bottom i6 of one holder will abut the top. It of the next holder thereby permitting the small end of the cone which extends through the apertures 20, 20

to lie within the large end of the cone in the abutting holder; the cones in the adjoining row 5 are placed with their axes in alignment but in reversed direction to the cones in the first mentioned row whereby the cones in the second row have their large ends lying adjacent the small ends of the cones in the first row. The cones in the other rows are positioned so that alternate rows are the same, as is apparent from Fig. 1.

Due to the fact that the tops l8, l8 of the holder are shorter than the bottoms l6 and fiexibility of the holders permits some distortion thereof, it will be seen that when the cones are packed in the manner just described, the holders conform to the shipping container so that the holders adjacent the side walls of the container and holders in the next row which abut them tend to form rectangles and thus by so nesting they require considerably less space than would be required if the tops l8, l8 of the holders were the same size as the bottoms l6.

Any desired number others of cones may be packed within the container 10, each tier being preferably separated from the other tiers by means of a partition 23, as shown in Fig. 2. It

is sometimes desirable to insert partitions 24 against the end walls of the box, such partitions having apertures 25 formed therein through which the small ends of the cones, which abut such end walls, may extend to insure better alignment of the cones within the container.

It will thus be manifest that there has been provided a simple and eilicient holder for cones which effectively prevents the wrapping on the cones from becoming frayed or otherwise injured by contact with other objects during shipment and one which can be economically and efliciently packed in a shipping container to consume a minimum amount of space.

While the present description sets forth a preferred embodiment of the invention,. changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention I claim:

l. A unit cone holder package comprising four walls only, namely, a bottom wall, a. top wall,

and two side walls, a. cone within said holder, said bottom being formed with an opening therein adapted to receive the large end of the cone, said top being formed with an opening therein through which the small end of the cone extends, whereby said holder cooperates with another holder when placed in an outer container in such a manner that the small end of the cone held by one holder lies within the large end of the cone held by the other holder.

2. A multi-unit package comprising an outer container, a plurality of unit cone holder packages disposed therein, each said unit cone holder comprising four walls only, namely, a bottom wall, a top wall, and two side walls, a cone within said holder, said bottom being formed with an opening therein adapted to receive the large end of the cone, said top being formed with an opening therein through which the small end of the cone extends, whereby said holder cooperates with another holder when placed in an outer container in such a manner that the small end of the cone held by one holder lies within the large end of the cone held by the other holder.

3. A multi-unit package comprising an outer container having side walls disposed in right angular relationship to each other, cone holders disposed in said container in a plurality of unit pairs, each unit pair formed of two tapered holders comprising a top and bottom and two side walls joined together, the holders in each unit pair being reversed so that the bottom of one holder is aligned with the top of the other holder, said holders being capable of lateral distortion, whereby the adjacently positioned tops and bottoms of the holders in each unit pair lie in a common plane and the outer side walls of the holders in each unit pair are disposed in right angular relationship to the plane of said respec tive tops and bottoms.

4. A tapered unit cone holder package comprising four'jwalls only, namely, a bottom wall, a top wall and two side walls, said cone holder being capable of distortion so that one side wall will lie in right angular relationship to the top and bottom walls, said cone holder adapted to cooperate with another similarly distorted cone holder placed in reverse position thereto with the bottom of said last mentioned holder aligned with the top of said first mentioned holder to form a rectangular unit.

BENJAMIN F. KELLS. 

